No. 619 in French

meilleures

"Meilleures" means "best" (feminine plural).

In a sentence

Les meilleures idées viennent souvent des discussions collectives.
The best ideas often come from collective discussions.
'Meilleures' is used as the superlative of 'bonne', modifying the noun 'idées' to express the highest degree of goodness among all ideas.
Elle a reçu les meilleures notes de sa classe cette année.
She received the best grades in her class this year.
'Meilleures' is employed to qualify 'notes', implying they are the highest or most favorable grades achieved.
Ces chaussures sont meilleures pour la randonnée que celles-là.
These shoes are better for hiking than those ones.
'Meilleures' appears in a comparative context, describing 'chaussures' to indicate they are more suitable or fitting for hiking compared to others.

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